Miscellaneous memoranda and accounts, 1813-1886 (mostly 1840s-1860s)
Scope and Contents
The documents are dated Aberdeen, Calcutta, Canton, Cumsingmoon, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and include a 'Statement of Consumption and Value of Indian Opium in China from 31st March 1828 @ 31st January 1829'; 'General Statement of the Affairs of Messrs Ilbery Fearon & Co.', 1831; accounts of the sale by auction of the effects of John Slade and Mr Mercer, 1844; a memorandum from Alexander Matheson regarding the establishment of B.A. Barretto in Manila, 1846, with related documents, including a memorandum on Manila affairs, 1854; statements of opium exports to China, Singapore and the Straits, and Calcutta, 1849-1854; sales accounts; memoranda regarding the weight and quality of opium from various vessels; memoranda regarding shipments, goods delivered, and merchandise in godowns; memoranda of opium imported at and exported from Cumsingmoon, with daily returns of opium there; reports on consignments of malwa opium at Shanghai; memoranda of agreement between Glover Brothers, Charles Thomas Glover, the City of Glasgow Bank and Alexander Hall & Co., shipbuilders, Aberdeen, 1869; and memoranda regarding the steamer 'Suwo-nada'. The documents include reference to R. Hodge; John Lamont; Daniel Patridge; Thomas Wallace; Augustine Heard & Co.; 'Cama Family'; fabric; silk; tea; and timber.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1886 (mostly 1840s-1860s)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
c. 425 item(s) (c. 425 items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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